Motor Vehicles Act

\Motor Vehicles Act: Section 162 – Refund in certain cases of compensation paid under section 161

(1) The payment of compensation in respect of the death of, or grievous hurt to, any person under section 161…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 161 – Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident

(1) For the purposes of this section, section 162, and section 163—(a) “grievous hurt” shall have the same meaning as…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 160 – Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident

A registering authority or the officer in charge of a police station shall, if so required by a person who…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 159 – Production of certificate of insurance on application for authority to use vehicle.

A State Government may make rules requiring the owner of any motor vehicle, when applying whether by payment of a…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 158 – Production of certain certificates, licence, and permit in certain cases

(1) Any person driving a motor vehicle in any public place shall, on being so required by a police officer…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 157 –  Transfer of certificate of insurance

(1) Where a person in whose favour the certificate of insurance has been issued in accordance with the provisions of…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 156 – Effect of certificate of insurance

When an insurer has issued a certificate of insurance in respect of a contract of insurance between the insurer and…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 155 – Effect of death on certain causes of action

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), the death of a person…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 154 – Insolvency of insured persons not to affect liability of insured or claims by third parties

Where a certificate of insurance has been issued to the person by whom a policy has been effected, the happening…

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Motor Vehicles Act: Section 153 – Saving in respect of sections 150, 151, and 152

(1) For the purposes of sections 150, 151, and 152, a reference to “liabilities to third parties” in relation to…

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